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the whole of japan came to a halt today. they remember the thousands killed and thousands more still missing. >> i jumped into the covered -- in to that covered and stayed there. >> there were of teaching near sunday when the earthquake hit. the three friends are now leading, evacuated by the british embassy tonight on a flight to hong kong. alex's town to the direct hit. he does not want to read. >> you feel like you are abandoning the people have known for more than two years. you learn to care about the people. you get so attached to them. you feel like you are abandoning them by getting out. >> alex is not the only one reluctant to leave japan. of the 7000 britons who live in tokyo, here than 100 turned out tonight for the first evacuation flight organized by the british embassy. 150 miles north of the fukushima plant, these are the new heroes of the hour. >> we expect a lot of difficulties with the mission. it is a really dangerous assignment. the reputation of japan and the lives of many people rest on your actions. >>
the whole of japan came to a halt today. they remember the thousands killed and thousands more still missing. >> i jumped into the covered -- in to that covered and stayed there. >> there were of teaching near sunday when the earthquake hit. the three friends are now leading, evacuated by the british embassy tonight on a flight to hong kong. alex's town to the direct hit. he does not want to read. >> you feel like you are abandoning the people have known for more than two...
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ome les this past week in japan. s after this past week in japan. [ male announcer ] if you've been to the hospital with heart-related chest pain or a heart attack known as acs, you may not want to face the fact that you're at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps protect people with acs against heart attack or stroke: people like you. it's one of the most researched prescription medicines. goes beyond what they do alone by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking and forming dangerous clots. plavix. protection against heart attack or stroke in people with acs. [ female announcer ] plavix is not for everyone. certain genetic factors and some medicines such as prilosec reduce the effect of plavix leaving you at greater risk for heart attack and stroke. your doctor may use genetic tests to determine treatment. don't stop taking plavix without talking to your doctor as your risk of heart attack or stroke may increase. people with stomach ulcers or conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavi
ome les this past week in japan. s after this past week in japan. [ male announcer ] if you've been to the hospital with heart-related chest pain or a heart attack known as acs, you may not want to face the fact that you're at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps protect people with acs against heart attack or stroke: people like you. it's one of the most researched prescription medicines. goes beyond what they do alone by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking and...
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power they hold in black arts calling for the end of nuclear power in japan they're unlikely to have that demand met by the fukushima plant once the situation is under control will certainly be closed because it's been rendered useless now chloe said that spring of we're seeing inside the reactor it's it's a rescue operation is still ongoing but it's more of a salvage operation a search operation now because they know obviously the chances of finding people alive are pretty slim now it's a ninth day since the earthquake and tsunami struck having said that they've had what's being dubbed a miracle in eight year old woman and a sixteen year old boy were found alive amongst the rubble in a town in the riyadh prefecture called ishinomaki which was one of the worst hit areas at least two people have been found alive in the miracle because not only with these sort of things with search and rescue operations following natural disasters like earthquake this incident after seventy two hours pretty unlikely to live five percent survival rate after ninety six hours easy people survive for more
power they hold in black arts calling for the end of nuclear power in japan they're unlikely to have that demand met by the fukushima plant once the situation is under control will certainly be closed because it's been rendered useless now chloe said that spring of we're seeing inside the reactor it's it's a rescue operation is still ongoing but it's more of a salvage operation a search operation now because they know obviously the chances of finding people alive are pretty slim now it's a...
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ladies and gentlemen, the events in japan do not only mean an unbelieveable catastrophe for japan. they are also a watershed for the entire world for europe and also for germany. i've said it time and again in the past and let me repeat it here today we cannot and must not simply go back to business as usual. and we are not going to revert to business as usual. and the people in germany are not doing that either. and that shows their great interest in all the special broad casts and television -- broadcasts and television about japan and politicianings must not revert to business as usual. the federal government must not revert to business as usual. and has not done so. yes, it remains true -- it remains true such enormous earthquakes and tsunamis as they have hit japan in all probability and according to all scientific expectations are not going to apply to us. and the same is true of health consequences of the nuclear catastrophe in japan. it's not going to apply to germany. in all probability. we are too far removed from the location of the catastrophe. and yes, it remains true.
ladies and gentlemen, the events in japan do not only mean an unbelieveable catastrophe for japan. they are also a watershed for the entire world for europe and also for germany. i've said it time and again in the past and let me repeat it here today we cannot and must not simply go back to business as usual. and we are not going to revert to business as usual. and the people in germany are not doing that either. and that shows their great interest in all the special broad casts and television...
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workers at the fukushima nuclear plant in northern japan are frantically trying to dispose of radioactive water after officials warned of the surrounding sea water and soil that is contaminated elsewhere japanese authorities are becoming overwhelmed by the massive number of tsunami and earthquake victims in need of burial with the death toll estimated at ten thousand so far and more stillness. next our financial analyst max kaiser explains just how much the u.s. military operation in libya will cost america and how the country can survive this . we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the future covered. max kaiser welcome to the kaiser report listen to the own kin and hear that these are the so over the cars are oh yeah twenty solar chargers these are now available and being available training all over the world that's right people are joining the silver liberation army and they are basically financing the global insurrection with the. yeah. let's bring in stacy herbert max kaiser there's a war on and in that case you can never have enough arms
workers at the fukushima nuclear plant in northern japan are frantically trying to dispose of radioactive water after officials warned of the surrounding sea water and soil that is contaminated elsewhere japanese authorities are becoming overwhelmed by the massive number of tsunami and earthquake victims in need of burial with the death toll estimated at ten thousand so far and more stillness. next our financial analyst max kaiser explains just how much the u.s. military operation in libya will...
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but japan is a highly developed country. it is as technologically sophisticated as us, and there's much concern in the u.s. that a similar accident can occur here. how do you respond to that concern? >> well, first, i would agree with you. the reactor in chernobyl was of a different design. it was-- it had point of instability. it had no containment vessel. but we are looking very carefully at what is naepg japan because, as you say, they're using more advanced designs. a number of reactors in the united states have similar designs, and we're going to look at what went wrong in terms of the double-barreled whammy this huge, hung earthquake and huge su, and look to our reactors again and learn as much as we can so we can, if needed, improve the safety. by "if needed" what i really mean is we're always increasing the safety of our reactors, and not only our reactors but the safety of all our industrial systems. >> mr. secretary, two days ago a number of us wrote to chairman upton, whitfield, and stearns, asking our committee h
but japan is a highly developed country. it is as technologically sophisticated as us, and there's much concern in the u.s. that a similar accident can occur here. how do you respond to that concern? >> well, first, i would agree with you. the reactor in chernobyl was of a different design. it was-- it had point of instability. it had no containment vessel. but we are looking very carefully at what is naepg japan because, as you say, they're using more advanced designs. a number of...
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on that front now going out and see that bank of japan said that they're just going to start to issue bonds essentially the flow of money directly from that we talked about that the last episode yeah so this is just another continuation of central banks going crazy and taking the law into their own hands and deciding just to print funny figure out money without any authorization as you point out if barack obama can simply invade a country with no authorization central banks are using the same model here they're just saying oh we can just print trillions of dollars of trillions of euro's or trillions of yen we don't need any one authorization we don't need any collateral we don't need any accounting we don't need any oversight we don't need anything in the central bank other than the toxic waste that we inherited during the last one is a crisis why because we use mathematical formulas that some pimply faced fifteen year old kid of mit says makes this killing dollars or the work of garbage worth something other than worthless garbage guess what is worthless garbage and that's why silver
on that front now going out and see that bank of japan said that they're just going to start to issue bonds essentially the flow of money directly from that we talked about that the last episode yeah so this is just another continuation of central banks going crazy and taking the law into their own hands and deciding just to print funny figure out money without any authorization as you point out if barack obama can simply invade a country with no authorization central banks are using the same...
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charlene israel tells us more. >> the quake shook the nation of japan and it's people. the tsunami mornings and waves in the u.s. forcing evacuations in hawaii. >> it is time for a little aloha. keep it simple, sensible and moving. >> reports indicate the initial quake rocked japan for 4 minutes. japanese lawmakers in session at the time the quake hit. >> this news room also captured the power of the quake. initial tremor could be felt as far away as beijing, china. fires burned out of control. this one at an oil refinery in tokyo had 100-foot flames in the air. millions without power. >> i thought i was going to die. it was enormous. >> thousands of people evacuated near a nuclear power plant. a state of emergency was issued after the cooling system failed. it is a precaution measure and no radiation leaked. at least 20 after shocks. >> rick justice is a missionary in japan and the church hopes to help in this tragedy. >> it is a good chance for us as christians to reach out to them. many chances to take blankets and food and establish a caring presence in the midst of
charlene israel tells us more. >> the quake shook the nation of japan and it's people. the tsunami mornings and waves in the u.s. forcing evacuations in hawaii. >> it is time for a little aloha. keep it simple, sensible and moving. >> reports indicate the initial quake rocked japan for 4 minutes. japanese lawmakers in session at the time the quake hit. >> this news room also captured the power of the quake. initial tremor could be felt as far away as beijing, china....
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and japan's nuclear troubles grew worse still. officials reported radioactive water has spread beyond a damaged reactor building, and plutonium has gotten into the ground. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more on the life of geraldine ferraro, including remembrances from gwen and judy on this week's political checklist. on patchwork nation, dante chinni maps access to broadband internet access in different community types across the u.s. and jeffrey kaye blogs about his experience with censorship at an airport newsstand in china. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, miles o'brien reports from chernobyl, 25 years after the nuclear accident there. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you again soon for the president's address on libya. that's live at 7:30 p.m. eastern, streaming online and on many pbs stations. and of course we'll be back here tomorrow evening. for now, th
and japan's nuclear troubles grew worse still. officials reported radioactive water has spread beyond a damaged reactor building, and plutonium has gotten into the ground. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more on the life of geraldine ferraro, including remembrances from gwen and judy on this week's political checklist. on patchwork nation, dante chinni maps access to broadband internet access in different community types across the...
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i would say one thing about the earthquake in japan. we do not know what the impacts of the earthquake are inside of the reactor building specifically. that is our most the equivalent -- equipment of interest to us would be located. it may have survived perfectly well and state perfectly functional, or there may be damage that we just do not know about. we need to see what the inspection results are once they have access to the plant. but our reviews for the u.s. include -- it is always very site-specific. for earthquakes, if you're in a very soft soil environment, there is not a very challenging review that is required or analysis that is required on earthquakes. but it might be that you need a storm surge for a hurricane or a storm surge for a tsunami. you do not take every possible current dividend and pile them all together into one evened, so it has done more on and isn't it-by-event basis. >> i think it is more generally, how do we consider separate design bases events -- and do we consider design basis events separately or do we
i would say one thing about the earthquake in japan. we do not know what the impacts of the earthquake are inside of the reactor building specifically. that is our most the equivalent -- equipment of interest to us would be located. it may have survived perfectly well and state perfectly functional, or there may be damage that we just do not know about. we need to see what the inspection results are once they have access to the plant. but our reviews for the u.s. include -- it is always very...
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gwen: how japan's calamity could affect us all. covering the week, tom gjelten of npr, coral davenport of "national journal" and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management to real estate to retirement solutions, we've delved new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> corporate funding is also provided by boeing. norfolk southern. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you.
gwen: how japan's calamity could affect us all. covering the week, tom gjelten of npr, coral davenport of "national journal" and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never...
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that is what bloggers did in japan after the earthquake. we now have two of them responding online to the crisis. >> after the quake, we had no information. there were no reports about does on television. in the city bar i live, it is just 50 kilometers from -- where i li, it isust kilometers from the power plant. i started a blog. people close to save the questions about fukushima. parents and children used the blog to search for and find each other. the blog is full of names and messages, even today. >> people's sadness, anger and fear run sunday. they simultaneously experienced earthquake, a tsunami and nuclear contamination. food has become scarce. pele have lost their hope for the future. people in the disaster zones could be helped if petrol supply could finally be delivered to the provinces. >> after the earthquake, my immediate thought was that the reactors in fukushima could not be cooled anymore. there was no information from the government. the nuclear power plant has been in fukushima since i was born. i never paid much attentio
that is what bloggers did in japan after the earthquake. we now have two of them responding online to the crisis. >> after the quake, we had no information. there were no reports about does on television. in the city bar i live, it is just 50 kilometers from -- where i li, it isust kilometers from the power plant. i started a blog. people close to save the questions about fukushima. parents and children used the blog to search for and find each other. the blog is full of names and...
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an unimaginable catastrophe for japan. they are a turning point for the world, europe and germany. >> the disaster in japan prompted a rapid change of heart in berlin on energy policy. it brought more in line with public opinion. nuclear technology has been a hot political issue since the 1950's. atomic weapons were the focus of this early protests. most people in post-war west germany did not want them. the reception to civilian nuclear energy was less hostile. it was seen as a clean alternative to coal-fired plants. dururg the oil crisis of the 1970's, nuclear power appeared offer the prospect of energy independence. in the 1980's, public sentiment changed. the nato deployment of american warheads on west german soil reinvigorated the anti-nuclear movement. there were a large street protests. the green party became a political force, campaigning for an end of nuclear power and the removal of atomic weapons. the chernobyl disaster in 1986 tipped the scales for good. a radioactive cloud swept across europe and contaminated
an unimaginable catastrophe for japan. they are a turning point for the world, europe and germany. >> the disaster in japan prompted a rapid change of heart in berlin on energy policy. it brought more in line with public opinion. nuclear technology has been a hot political issue since the 1950's. atomic weapons were the focus of this early protests. most people in post-war west germany did not want them. the reception to civilian nuclear energy was less hostile. it was seen as a clean...
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all of them failed in japan. people are saying as far as we have come with the technology, how can all of that failed? what is the future of nuclear power? there has been renewed interest. coal prices are up. there has been renewed interest in renewable energy resources like solar. host: you talked about the difference between what japan and the united states considered safe distances. tell us about the differences in the standards for levels of exposure. tell us what japan and the u.s. considered dangerous. guest: the one i can point to specifically is the iodine 131 in the water. the u.s. and japan are on the same page for that. in terms of levels of exposure in the air, i am not sure what the decimal is on that. from what i understand, we're well below any of those levels on the west coast. host: go ahead caller on a line for democrats. caller: degrees in engineering. i now work in the public policy world. i find in my experience, the majority of the problems are not the technology. is the people we let it run
all of them failed in japan. people are saying as far as we have come with the technology, how can all of that failed? what is the future of nuclear power? there has been renewed interest. coal prices are up. there has been renewed interest in renewable energy resources like solar. host: you talked about the difference between what japan and the united states considered safe distances. tell us about the differences in the standards for levels of exposure. tell us what japan and the u.s....
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the first images of the workers struggling to stabilize the situation of japan's fukushima power plant the reports of three more been exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. very good evening from moscow if you're just joining us my name's kevin though in this is the r.t. news channel it's nine pm here now in the top story for a fifth night explosions and gunfire have shaken tripoli and other libyan cities as coalition forces conduct more air strikes by the allies debate who will take over command of the operation from the u.s. fighting between gadhafi troops and the opposition is intensifying in the west of the country paula slee has the latest tonight from tripoli nobody noticing more and more is that the main sum for this operation in libya remains in the balance it's literally hanging in the balance because on the international front we are seeing that coalition forces are now so not a bit green in terms of how to move forward here on the ground the rebel groups themselves to divide. it in terms of how they wanted forward even now here in the capital city of tripoli which is trad
the first images of the workers struggling to stabilize the situation of japan's fukushima power plant the reports of three more been exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. very good evening from moscow if you're just joining us my name's kevin though in this is the r.t. news channel it's nine pm here now in the top story for a fifth night explosions and gunfire have shaken tripoli and other libyan cities as coalition forces conduct more air strikes by the allies debate who will take over...
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>> mitchell: tonight, disaster in japan. the death toll soars as rescuers struggle to get water, food and power to the survivors of friday's massive earthquake and devastating tsunami. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, nuclear fears. as quake damaged reactors threaten to overheat, workers are struggling to contain the threat of multiple meltdowns. flooding across large parts of the u.s. force some residents out of their homes and on to higher ground. and pushed out. the state department spokesman quits after causing the treatment of the suspected wikileaks leaker ridiculous. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. we are getting a clearer picture of the death and devastation in japan caused by friday's massive earthquake and tsunami. here's the latest. japan has now upgraded the quake to a magnitude 9. more than 1400 people are confirmed dead, with fears the toll could surge past 10,000. authorities say there is a risk of another nuclear reactor explosion,
>> mitchell: tonight, disaster in japan. the death toll soars as rescuers struggle to get water, food and power to the survivors of friday's massive earthquake and devastating tsunami. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, nuclear fears. as quake damaged reactors threaten to overheat, workers are struggling to contain the threat of multiple meltdowns. flooding across large parts of the u.s. force some residents out of their homes and on to higher ground. and pushed out. the state department...
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but the tragedy in japan has been extensively covered by news outlets around the world the images up there of quake and tsunami have garnered huge interest this is also started today on what other natural disasters in less developed countries fail to attract such attention as he's going to cap explains. images that true the world tragedy live twenty four seven leading news outlets deployed their best journalists to cover the disaster in japan and the hearts of billions of viewers worldwide have gone out to those japanese who fell victim to the earthquake and deadly tsunami what makes great television is images that make the viewer sympathize and feel the tragedy of the people caught up in a natural disaster but when there is a lack of such images streaming live from all screams the sorrow of millions can go almost unnoticed let's look back at the earth earthquake in pakistan it killed more than seventy five thousand people in two thousand and five while the rules media did notice that tragedy the coverage was nothing as intense as we're seeing now in japan some in the business say ja
but the tragedy in japan has been extensively covered by news outlets around the world the images up there of quake and tsunami have garnered huge interest this is also started today on what other natural disasters in less developed countries fail to attract such attention as he's going to cap explains. images that true the world tragedy live twenty four seven leading news outlets deployed their best journalists to cover the disaster in japan and the hearts of billions of viewers worldwide have...
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and while the media fixation with japan keeps the world sympathizing some question why humans are not disasters and lots of them countries get far less intensive and. watching our t.v. live from moscow where it's six pm it's five pm in tripoli before a fourth night explosions and gunfire have shaken the capital another libyan cities that's called mission forces conduct more airstrikes i want the allies to break who will take over command of the operation from the us fighting between gadhafi troops and the opposition is intensifying in the west of the country party's policy or has the latest. what are you noticing more and more is that the main some for this operation in libya remains in the balance it's literally hanging in the balance because on the international front we're seeing that coalition forces are now so not to be agreeing in terms of how to move forward here on the ground the rebel groups themselves are divided in terms of how they wanted forward and even now here in the capital city of tripoli which is traditionally the stronghold of moammar gadhafi we are hearing very hu
and while the media fixation with japan keeps the world sympathizing some question why humans are not disasters and lots of them countries get far less intensive and. watching our t.v. live from moscow where it's six pm it's five pm in tripoli before a fourth night explosions and gunfire have shaken the capital another libyan cities that's called mission forces conduct more airstrikes i want the allies to break who will take over command of the operation from the us fighting between gadhafi...
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the very latest on the disaster in japan. ann curry reports live from the hard hit region of sendai, the area devastated by friday's deadly tsunami. and nate berkus and petra kvitova talk about how they escaped a deadly tsunami in 2004. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.
the very latest on the disaster in japan. ann curry reports live from the hard hit region of sendai, the area devastated by friday's deadly tsunami. and nate berkus and petra kvitova talk about how they escaped a deadly tsunami in 2004. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.
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as well as images of japan's earthquake and tsunami poured in the world watched as the tragedy unfolded but media coverage has not been a star oh in more remote regions of the world natural disasters in the last technologically advanced areas tend to get less attention and as a result generate less awareness has more. images that shook the world tragedy life twenty four seven leading news outlets deployed their best journalists to cover the disaster in japan and the hearts of billions of viewers worldwide have gone out to those japanese who fell victim to the earthquake and deadly tsunami what makes great television images that make the viewer sympathising feel that tragedy of the people caught up in a natural disaster but when there is a lack of such images streaming live from our screens the sorrow of millions can go almost unnoticed let's look back at the growth earthquake in pakistan it killed more than seventy five thousand people in two thousand and five while the world's media did notice that tragedy the coverage was nothing as intense as we're seeing now in japan some in the bus
as well as images of japan's earthquake and tsunami poured in the world watched as the tragedy unfolded but media coverage has not been a star oh in more remote regions of the world natural disasters in the last technologically advanced areas tend to get less attention and as a result generate less awareness has more. images that shook the world tragedy life twenty four seven leading news outlets deployed their best journalists to cover the disaster in japan and the hearts of billions of...
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tomorrow government officials talk about the situation at japan's nuclear failing power plant. live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on c-span3, a senate hearing protecting the civil rights of muslim americans. witnesses include thomas purchased and the former archbishop of washington d.c. the subcommittee hearing also starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern. an al jazeera correspondent discusses his experiences on middle east events including the recent events in cairo. he is interviewed by -- this forum was hosted by the council on foreign relations. the interview took place before president obama's speech on libya. >> good afternoon. i think we are going to have a terrific conversation today. you have all been to council meetings before. please turn off your cell phones and your blackberries. this meeting is on the record today. keep that in mind. i will spend a little bit of time visiting with our guests. we will have a chance for questions halfway through. today is a timely moment for us to be visiting with our guest. he is the al jazeera english correspondent based i
tomorrow government officials talk about the situation at japan's nuclear failing power plant. live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on c-span3, a senate hearing protecting the civil rights of muslim americans. witnesses include thomas purchased and the former archbishop of washington d.c. the subcommittee hearing also starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern. an al jazeera correspondent discusses his experiences on middle east events including the recent events in cairo. he is interviewed...
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been exposed to harmful radioactive elements while working at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan there have been reports of a rise in temperature a new plumes of smoke rising from one of the reactors are. keeping across the valley. after being forced off the side of focus by black potential radioactive smoke coming from one of the reactors today the engineers have been able to return to the site they're focusing on reactor number three that's the one that was emitting the smoke it's also one of the operates on plutonium which is particularly dangerous in case of any potential contamination what have they been going to be pumping as hard as they can using hoses inside the reactors to try and cool down it was considered that was potentially the fuel overheating that caused the reactor to start smoking in the first place those initially away with optimism over the weekend as more and more reactors were connected up to electricity it was assumed that once this is done the cooling systems could be restarted a lot of attention has been focused on the so-called nuclear samurai the worke
been exposed to harmful radioactive elements while working at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan there have been reports of a rise in temperature a new plumes of smoke rising from one of the reactors are. keeping across the valley. after being forced off the side of focus by black potential radioactive smoke coming from one of the reactors today the engineers have been able to return to the site they're focusing on reactor number three that's the one that was emitting the smoke it's...
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. >> as they work to restore power to japan's stricken nuclear power plant continue, radiation detected in sea water and food supplies. >> hello, there. explosions and anti-aircraft fire have been heard near colonel gaddafi's headquarters as they enforce the no-fly zone for a third night. the libyan leader is not being targeted and they insist that the campaign is aimed as protecting libyan civilians. here is our latest on the aleyed assault. >> from the ground you cannot tell what is being hit, but you hear the impact of the missile strikes and the distant rurmble of the blasts. what you see is the libyan response, anti-aircraft fire aiming at aircraft that are too high or mifles that are too fast to be vulnerable. a government spokesman warned that all this would plunge yet another arab country into bloody civil war. >> we are expect can't to see death on the ground and bombs in the streets of tripoli. it is the story of baghdad being played again in tripoli. >> last night war came to colonel gaddafi's compound. a missile strike turned a three-story building to rubble. the alleys said
. >> as they work to restore power to japan's stricken nuclear power plant continue, radiation detected in sea water and food supplies. >> hello, there. explosions and anti-aircraft fire have been heard near colonel gaddafi's headquarters as they enforce the no-fly zone for a third night. the libyan leader is not being targeted and they insist that the campaign is aimed as protecting libyan civilians. here is our latest on the aleyed assault. >> from the ground you cannot tell...
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reports next from japan. after being forced off the side of my block but then she radioactive smoke coming from one of the reactors the day the engineers have been able to return to the site they're focusing on reactor number three thus the one that was emitting to smoke it's also one of the operates on plutonium which is particularly dangerous in case of any potential contamination those initially a wave of optimism over the weekend as more and more reactors were connected up to electricity it was assumed that once this is done the cooling systems will be restarted a lot of the attention has been focused on the so-called nuclear summer right the workers themselves helping to restore the station to a normal state on the one hand they see by the media as heroes people still risking their own lives and doing everything to save japan from nuclear disaster but they're not seen as victims a lot of these people are not professionally trained workers and as we know from what happened in chernobyl a lot of these work
reports next from japan. after being forced off the side of my block but then she radioactive smoke coming from one of the reactors the day the engineers have been able to return to the site they're focusing on reactor number three thus the one that was emitting to smoke it's also one of the operates on plutonium which is particularly dangerous in case of any potential contamination those initially a wave of optimism over the weekend as more and more reactors were connected up to electricity it...
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tonight fears of a nuclear meltdown escalate with the threat of a second explosion in japan's fukushima atomic power plant out of them virgin sea alert declared another facility in the northeast it's believed that more than ten thousand people could have been killed in the gavel stating earthquake and resulting tsunami. also libyan state t.v. reports colonel gadhafi gains momentum when winning back more territories international calls grow for him to surrender power. that does mean it non-science eastern libya is making that very soon the town of benghazi will for you join me in a few moments formal. and in other news achieve the week pushing the reset button moscow and washington post ties and pledge to advance trade as the u.s. vice president met russia's leaders and opposition in moscow. even from moscow it's eleven pm here now you're watching the r.t. international news channel my name is kevin owen and the situation at the fukushima nuclear plant in japan remains grave tonight with persistent fears that the second blast could follow causing a radiation leak and this is the country
tonight fears of a nuclear meltdown escalate with the threat of a second explosion in japan's fukushima atomic power plant out of them virgin sea alert declared another facility in the northeast it's believed that more than ten thousand people could have been killed in the gavel stating earthquake and resulting tsunami. also libyan state t.v. reports colonel gadhafi gains momentum when winning back more territories international calls grow for him to surrender power. that does mean it...
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japan's nuclear threat from. an energy expert at london bridge think tank chatham house where even she's a former nuclear power plant designer earlier on today told a news conference in tokyo the one of the reactors the fukushima plant was as he called it highly unstable tremendous problems of course is might be very likely how would you assess the state of affairs at that facility tonight. as i looked at it there's certainly no risk of come from a nation and indeed more than that we've already seen some planned releases of radioactive material but this is certainly not of a charitable charitable happened when the plant was actually operating in fact because of a design flaw it was operating at something like five hundred times its normal power output and therefore that accident happened right in the middle of the reactor with enormous force pushing fuel out several hundred meters away blowing the whole farms apart this is very very different the explosion that we saw yesterday was not in the nuclear part of the
japan's nuclear threat from. an energy expert at london bridge think tank chatham house where even she's a former nuclear power plant designer earlier on today told a news conference in tokyo the one of the reactors the fukushima plant was as he called it highly unstable tremendous problems of course is might be very likely how would you assess the state of affairs at that facility tonight. as i looked at it there's certainly no risk of come from a nation and indeed more than that we've already...
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moving on to japan and the fukushima nuclear plant crews have managed to attach cables to two of the damaged reactors and it could be an important breakthrough in efforts to prevent a catastrophe up in tsunami had facility has the latest. even though they have attached power cables to two reactors reactors one and two there's no guarantee the cooling systems will actually work because they feel the electronics inside those cooling ponds may have been damaged in the earth and are all the ensuing explosions at those reactors and so what they're doing is not just turning on extra c. just yet because they feel if they do it could mouth unction even more in the pants made so living very wary before starting a power to those because they really need those comes to work and that's the only realistic way they're going to get the situation under control and the temperatures inside the reactor is that what they're doing in the meantime they're still spraying water into the reactors so getting our apartment thirteen hours straight two thousand tons of water into reactor number three but there's
moving on to japan and the fukushima nuclear plant crews have managed to attach cables to two of the damaged reactors and it could be an important breakthrough in efforts to prevent a catastrophe up in tsunami had facility has the latest. even though they have attached power cables to two reactors reactors one and two there's no guarantee the cooling systems will actually work because they feel the electronics inside those cooling ponds may have been damaged in the earth and are all the ensuing...
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we begin with the latest developments in japan.
we begin with the latest developments in japan.
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japan came to a halt today. to remember the thousands killed. and the thousands more still missing. >> just jump and cover underneath it and stay there. >> and they were teaching him when the earthquake hit. now the friends are leaving. they took a direct hit, but he does not want to leave. >> i have known for 2.5 years. my students, you learn about these people and you care about them. you feel like you're abandoning them by getting out. >> alex is not the only one that appears reluctant to leave japan. they turned out tonight for the flight organized. 150 miles north of the plant, these new heroes of the hour. >> we expect a lot of difficulties with the mission. it is a dangerous assignment. the reputation of japan rests on your hands. >> these firemen have volunteered for the biggest and most dangerous mission of their lives. the crisis at the plant has now been upgraded to a level 5 emergency. the spraying operation is perhaps the last chance to head off a major radiation leak. on tv tonight, japan's prime minister was sounding increasingly
japan came to a halt today. to remember the thousands killed. and the thousands more still missing. >> just jump and cover underneath it and stay there. >> and they were teaching him when the earthquake hit. now the friends are leaving. they took a direct hit, but he does not want to leave. >> i have known for 2.5 years. my students, you learn about these people and you care about them. you feel like you're abandoning them by getting out. >> alex is not the only one that...
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now one more though of the army of volunteers getting japan moving. his family is safe but his house is destroyed. as for work at the port when the port has been wrecked? >> well, i have no idea when i'll be working again. >> reporter: back in what was taro, the army are going the extra mile too. mostly to recover bodies here. they are recovering a wardrobe item by item. and a solution of sorts here to what could well be the world's biggest rubbish problem. round the clock they cart the rubble off to the edge of town. and they're dumping it in the town's baseball stayed up. they're not going to play baseball here anymore. fringed ironically by the tsunami walls which were inadequate. the big question being asked up and down japan now not just about how to make the sea defenses adequate but whether people should be living in areas like this at all. the port's website still boasts that the vast sea walls here will stand any tsunami. they took 25 years to build. the massive st. louis gate capable of withstanding anything. look at those gates today. buste
now one more though of the army of volunteers getting japan moving. his family is safe but his house is destroyed. as for work at the port when the port has been wrecked? >> well, i have no idea when i'll be working again. >> reporter: back in what was taro, the army are going the extra mile too. mostly to recover bodies here. they are recovering a wardrobe item by item. and a solution of sorts here to what could well be the world's biggest rubbish problem. round the clock they cart...
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it is not only japan. japan unfortunately has many more of these cases. we're also concerned about south korea and many other countries in asia. our special adviser hosted a meeting for all of our chief submissions from asian countries to encourage that this be put on the top of the list. with respect to the pending cases, it is my belief that if we can get the conventions approved, we will have a stronger argument on the pending cases. i think there will be a recognition that japanese society has changed its views about how the cases should be handled. i think that will open more possibilities for the families that are unfortunately suffering from the adoption of their children. with respect to china, the one child policy, forced abortion, forced sterilization -- >> i am sorry. thank you so much. mr. ackerman, the ranking member of the committee on southeast asia is recognized for five minutes. >> just when it was getting good. it seems like just yesterday the faceless, frustrated for a vendor devoid of a future set himself on fire. now, tomorrow ain't w
it is not only japan. japan unfortunately has many more of these cases. we're also concerned about south korea and many other countries in asia. our special adviser hosted a meeting for all of our chief submissions from asian countries to encourage that this be put on the top of the list. with respect to the pending cases, it is my belief that if we can get the conventions approved, we will have a stronger argument on the pending cases. i think there will be a recognition that japanese society...
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caused by an eight point nine magnitude earthquake that struck one hundred thirty kilometers off of japan's pacific coast and you're looking at live pictures and all of refinery there that is a blaze because of the earthquake now it's reported that the first wave has also reached russia karylle island stupid north that's reportedly are around a meter high now in japan around twenty two hundred people that is have reportedly been lost away by the tsunami that's again a currently under way with several others a missing japan's island six earthquakes as powerful as this have ever been reported here you're looking at the latest pictures of what has happened when the tsunami hit water cars ships being a swept away in the north east of the country now it's reported that aftershocks will continue for a month now that more aftershocks have already been recorded as a point by earthquake hits around two forty six local time that's in the middle of the afternoon here again you can see the effects of the tsunami that's currently fifteen in the northeast of the country the a prime minister and a lot of
caused by an eight point nine magnitude earthquake that struck one hundred thirty kilometers off of japan's pacific coast and you're looking at live pictures and all of refinery there that is a blaze because of the earthquake now it's reported that the first wave has also reached russia karylle island stupid north that's reportedly are around a meter high now in japan around twenty two hundred people that is have reportedly been lost away by the tsunami that's again a currently under way with...
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japan. we'll get more on the situation in japan on our web site of course all to you dot com there's a full comical of events from when the country was hit by ideas quake and tsunami the current. crisis is spreading internationally now japan is having trouble with exports and people big boots may spread radioactive contamination also online. seismologists sound the alarm to japan is dissolved or is just the start of a decade of trouble all from the pacific ring of fire. and kind of secularism other international news is making headlines this hour now the explosion at an ammunitions factory in southern yemen has killed at least seventy eight people and injured nearly one hundred others the plant had been raided by suspected al qaeda militants who clashed with government forces it was apparently then looted by civilians medical and security officials say many women and children are among the victims. italy's prime minister is appearing at cool hearings where he faces corruption charges silvio
japan. we'll get more on the situation in japan on our web site of course all to you dot com there's a full comical of events from when the country was hit by ideas quake and tsunami the current. crisis is spreading internationally now japan is having trouble with exports and people big boots may spread radioactive contamination also online. seismologists sound the alarm to japan is dissolved or is just the start of a decade of trouble all from the pacific ring of fire. and kind of secularism...
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it follows japan's worst ever earthquake which triggered the devastating tsunami entire villages have been swept away in the towns left almost over seven hundred people are confirmed dead tonight but thousands still unaccounted for. you know the news the afghan president says nato and american troops should leave his country it comes just days after me cause i wasn't as well as my children who played in fire were killed in separate your syntax. and other developments today the arab league has reported in the back to say libya no fly zone as member states decide to ask new institutions counterproposal structure believes united in calling for gadhafi to go to meanwhile libya still gripped by chaos amid the constant shift of power. and staying with libya in less than a minute from now it's time spotlights and snide old going off discusses with his guests if colonel gadhafi could survive the uprisings in that country. we'll. bring you the latest in science technology from around russia. we've got the future coverage. if. how again a welcome to spotlight the information on r.t. i'll bring
it follows japan's worst ever earthquake which triggered the devastating tsunami entire villages have been swept away in the towns left almost over seven hundred people are confirmed dead tonight but thousands still unaccounted for. you know the news the afghan president says nato and american troops should leave his country it comes just days after me cause i wasn't as well as my children who played in fire were killed in separate your syntax. and other developments today the arab league has...
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this in japan or the b.p. oil spill but again the media is not investigating the media is just putting it out there almost is there's a horror show as entertainment as a horror movie rather than really investigating it so whether you're an official in japan that might have some shoddy work you know fukushima or you're trying to push nuclear power here or you're an anti-nuclear activists i mean you've got the stage now because the mainstream media is not doing its watchdog role but at the end of the day who is if it loses out it's people like you and i right it's your family how are we supposed to know. course that we did have a how are we now supposed to know and make decisions about what type of energy we think we might want our country to be investing in or we want our taxpayer dollars going towards you know somebody says that i have a form of energy for you that carries absolutely no rights are americans going to be willing to do that at double the price i don't know i mean because again the media is not do
this in japan or the b.p. oil spill but again the media is not investigating the media is just putting it out there almost is there's a horror show as entertainment as a horror movie rather than really investigating it so whether you're an official in japan that might have some shoddy work you know fukushima or you're trying to push nuclear power here or you're an anti-nuclear activists i mean you've got the stage now because the mainstream media is not doing its watchdog role but at the end of...
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following the earthquake that struck japan 10 days ago. naoto kan ordered the governors of fukushima to hold shipments of a range of agricultural goods after they showed higher than normal levels of radiation. the chief secretary to the japanese cabinet told a news conference that nations importing food from japan must take a logical stance when considering restrictions of products from near the damaged nuclear plant. we will go live to tokyo. chris, we understand that within the last half hour or so, the u.s. fda has said the u.s. will be holding milke produce a from areas exported from the nuclear site there. how are the japanese reacting to that news and the japanese government, perhaps concerned over their exports? >> yes, the u.s. talking about milk and produce. with that information only coming out and the last two minutes, he would not expect me to have immediate japanese reaction to this. this is the concern for the japanese government, both with their own people and with people in other countries. they have of very fine line they
following the earthquake that struck japan 10 days ago. naoto kan ordered the governors of fukushima to hold shipments of a range of agricultural goods after they showed higher than normal levels of radiation. the chief secretary to the japanese cabinet told a news conference that nations importing food from japan must take a logical stance when considering restrictions of products from near the damaged nuclear plant. we will go live to tokyo. chris, we understand that within the last half hour...
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japan is in a race against time to prevent a nuclear disaster as a team of workers risked their lives to save the country from a radiation leak possible meltdown at the paralyzed power plant. and trying to restore power to the cooling systems. as the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog. closely. meanwhile beyond japan's shores panic is spreading faster than radiation as people in russia's far east preventive medicines needlessly putting their health at risk. from our studios here in central moscow this is r t with you twenty four hours a day just past nine pm here in the russian capital an eight pm in libya where colonel gadhafi says he's declared an immediate cease fire and ordered military operations to stop but still there are reports of fighting is continuing france the u.k. and other countries are pressing ahead with preparations to enforce a no fly zone over libya after receiving u.n. security council backing. the latest now from the capital tripoli. certainly hearing that rebels feel it's a little more than a contradiction they simply do not believe the gadhafi regime they say th
japan is in a race against time to prevent a nuclear disaster as a team of workers risked their lives to save the country from a radiation leak possible meltdown at the paralyzed power plant. and trying to restore power to the cooling systems. as the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog. closely. meanwhile beyond japan's shores panic is spreading faster than radiation as people in russia's far east preventive medicines needlessly putting their health at risk. from our studios here in central...